The Devil Wears Prada
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After seeing all the funny previews for the movie, I knew I wanted to read this book. This was a very dark book about how far one will go to reach their dreams -- and who they'll step on.
After reading the book, I watched the movie. Yet again, Hollywood has "interpreted" a book in such a way that I don't recognize it. This is not to say that I didn't like the movie -- I did. But, the movie should have a different title as it is nothing like the book.
Book Description:
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses.
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
After reading the book, I watched the movie. Yet again, Hollywood has "interpreted" a book in such a way that I don't recognize it. This is not to say that I didn't like the movie -- I did. But, the movie should have a different title as it is nothing like the book.
Book Description:
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses.
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
Ray It Forward
More or less it is the lazy way for me to set up a common BookRay. Ordinarily a BookRay has a list of participants and it gets mailed down the line to the last person who does whatever they wish with the book.
Well, I have no desire to maintain a list so this is what I figure. I’ll find the first person that wants this book and send it to them. I just ask that they pass the book along “BookRay” fashion when they are done with it.
If you are in possession of this book then please look for another BookCrosser to pass it to. Check the wish lists, the forums, a yahoo group, the BookRelay, or offer it at a meeting…whatever way you choose to pass it on is up to you. If it seems that no other BookCrossers want it then send it along its way as a wild release but this should be a last resort.
What are the advantages of Ray it Forward? Time frame – I ask that you pass the book along in a couple months or so, but because there is not a “waiting list” the time is a little more relaxed than a standard BookRay.
Shipping Preferences – Choose your own. If you need to post within your own country then do so. If you choose to send international that is great too. If postal costs are a problem right now then hand it to another BookCrosser at a meeting, release to an OBCZ, ask for postage from the receiver or find some other way to get the book in the hands of another BookCrosser.
***Please note that it would be polite to let the next person know that this is a Ray It Forward book before you pass it along to them so that they will know that they will be expected to pass it on in a couple months.
Less Stress – Please do your best to keep this book moving but I am going to try my hardest not to worry about it anymore as I send it into the world to be enjoyed by as many as is its fate.
HAVE FUN!
More or less it is the lazy way for me to set up a common BookRay. Ordinarily a BookRay has a list of participants and it gets mailed down the line to the last person who does whatever they wish with the book.
Well, I have no desire to maintain a list so this is what I figure. I’ll find the first person that wants this book and send it to them. I just ask that they pass the book along “BookRay” fashion when they are done with it.
If you are in possession of this book then please look for another BookCrosser to pass it to. Check the wish lists, the forums, a yahoo group, the BookRelay, or offer it at a meeting…whatever way you choose to pass it on is up to you. If it seems that no other BookCrossers want it then send it along its way as a wild release but this should be a last resort.
What are the advantages of Ray it Forward? Time frame – I ask that you pass the book along in a couple months or so, but because there is not a “waiting list” the time is a little more relaxed than a standard BookRay.
Shipping Preferences – Choose your own. If you need to post within your own country then do so. If you choose to send international that is great too. If postal costs are a problem right now then hand it to another BookCrosser at a meeting, release to an OBCZ, ask for postage from the receiver or find some other way to get the book in the hands of another BookCrosser.
***Please note that it would be polite to let the next person know that this is a Ray It Forward book before you pass it along to them so that they will know that they will be expected to pass it on in a couple months.
Less Stress – Please do your best to keep this book moving but I am going to try my hardest not to worry about it anymore as I send it into the world to be enjoyed by as many as is its fate.
HAVE FUN!
Journal Entry 3 by surmisez at Ray It Forward in Springfield, OR, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, March 24, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/26/2007 UTC) at Ray It Forward in Springfield, OR, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Mailing to Bulan-Purnama as a Ray It Forward.
Mailing to Bulan-Purnama as a Ray It Forward.
The book arrived yesterday and I have started reading, so far I am enjoying it. Thanks surmisez for mailing and will pass it along as a ray it forward to the next reader.
Deliciously funny. Gossip galore. Even though this story is fiction, it has some truth. The author based the story of an editor-in-chief Ana Wintour from Vogue magazine. Was she really a nasty boss? I truly enjoyed the novel, fast paced and just hilarious in some parts. Thank you for sharing this book.
Mailing to the next reader to continue the Ray It Forward and To Keep Them Moving Challenge.
Aparently the link does not work.
Received this today! Putting it next on my TBR stack and then will ray it forward! Thank you for all of the recipe cards too!
I absolutely loved this! I had no clue what to expect. This morning at work I thought I was having a bad day, then I thought of poor Andrea! This is a must read! I hear the movie was hilarious too. Going to offer up as a Ray it Forward now!
All stamped and ready to go to vsimeone! Dropping off at a mailbox tomorrow.
Just came in today's mail! I have not seen the movie so I'm excited to read the book and then I'll know if I want to see the movie or not! Thanks for sending it to me and I hope to have it finished up in a few weeks max. Vacation is in 2 weeks and I can usually get 6 or 7 books done that week alone (what else is there to do on the beach?) I'll post again when I finish reading. Thanks again for sending it!
This was a fun, cute story about the fashion/magazine industry. I haven't seen the movie so I'm not able to compare but it was a perfect read for while I was on vacation last week.
I have posted on the forum and will mail to the first person who responds!
I mailed this off today to hetku77 in Finland so it might take a little while to get there! I hope you enjoy and thanks for including me in this ray!
I have posted on the forum and will mail to the first person who responds!
I mailed this off today to hetku77 in Finland so it might take a little while to get there! I hope you enjoy and thanks for including me in this ray!
